Railroad-tie.



PATBNTEDJULY 14, 1903.

B. B. MOSS.

RAILROAD TIE.

APPLIOATION FILEDMAY 5. 1903.

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Patented July 14, 19053.

PATENT OFFICE.

BERTIE B. MOSS, OF PEKIN, INDIANA.

RAILROAD-Tl E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 733,501, dated July 14, 1903. Application iiled May 5, 1903. Serial No. 155,739. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BERTIE B. MOSS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pekin, in the county of Washington and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad-Ties; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

rIhis invention relates particularly to that' class of railroad-ties made of plastic composition strengthened by metallic parts embed! ded therein.

The object of the invention is to produce an improved tie of this kind having novel means for supporting and attaching the rails and for preventing the fracture of the tie.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a top planview of one end ofthe tie constructed according to this invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section thereof, and Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section on the line 3 3 of Figs. 1 and 2.

The main structural parts of the tie comprise a body of cement or similar material, a longitudinal tube 7, embedded therein, and chairs 8 for the rails. The metal tube 7 is embedded lengthwise in the block at or about the middle thereof.

The chairs 8 comprise a metal arch formed by a bent metal plate, the outer face of which at the crown is substantially iiush with the top of the tie and the legs of which extend down through the tie to the bottom thereof and are pierced and locked in place by the metal tube 7. This prevents any great amount of vibration of the chairs with respect to the other parts of the tie.

The rails are indicated at 9. These rest on plates 10 on top of the arches, and the rails are held by clips l1, which overlie the base of the rail and are joined to the tie by long bolts 12, which extend atthe middle line of the tie vertically through the clips, the chair, the composition, and the central tube and through a washer-plate 13 under the bottom of the tie. The washer-plate serves to support the feet of the chair-arch and to prevent the heads of the bolts wearing or drawing into the plastic composition.

In making the tie the plastic composition is molded around the skeleton formed of the' metal parts. are` at the top for obvious reasons.

The arched chairs in combination with the other parts give a iirm foundation for the rails both in the tie and on the ground under the tie. The longitudinal tubes effectively oppose lengthwise and crosswise strain, and the composition gives the mass essential to the purpose of the article.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a railroad-tie, the combination with a com position-body, of arched rail-chairs at the ends thereof, and a longitudinal metal bar connected to the legs of the chairs.

2 In a railroad-tie, the combination with a composition-body, of a metallic tube embedded lengthwise therein, and rail-chairs resting on the tube.

3. In a railroad-tie, the combinationwith a composition-body, of arched rail-chairs embeded therein, rail-clips on the chairs, and bolts extending through the clips, the chairs, and the body.

4. In a railroad-tie, the combination with a composite body, of an arched rail-chair therein, a plate on which the ends of the chair rest, and bolts binding the plate the chair and the body together.

5. In a railroad-tie, the combination with a composite body, of an arched rail-chair embedded therein, a plate under the body, on which the ends of the arch rest, rail-clips on top of the arch, and binding-bolts extending through the clips, the chair, the body, and the plate.

6. In a railroad-tie, the combination with a composition-body and a metallic tube extending lengthwise therein, of an arched rail-chair through the legs of which the tube extends, and binding bolts extending through the chair, the tube and the body.

In testimony whereof AI aflx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BERTIE B. MOSS.

Witnesses:

.EDWIN PAcKWooD, PERRY SPURGEON.

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